Immortal Time Bias in Assessing Evidence-Based Care Processes for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia-Reply

Michihiko Goto^{1

2}, Eli N Perencevich^{1

2}, Michael E Ohl^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation CADRE, Iowa City.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.

Comment

Michihiko Goto et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 1;178(2):296.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7950.

Michihiko Goto^{1

2}, Eli N Perencevich^{1

2}, Michael E Ohl^{1

2}

¹ University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation CADRE, Iowa City.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.

No abstract available

Comment on

Association of Evidence-Based Care Processes With Mortality in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014.
Goto M, Schweizer ML, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Perencevich EN, Livorsi DJ, Diekema DJ, Richardson KK, Beck BF, Alexander B, Ohl ME. Goto M, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Oct 1;177(10):1489-1497. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3958. JAMA Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28873140 Free PMC article.
Immortal Time Bias in Assessing Evidence-Based Care Processes for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Tong SYC, Cheng AC, Denholm JT. Tong SYC, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Feb 1;178(2):295-296. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7947. JAMA Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 29404611 No abstract available.